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The year's best science fiction and fantasy selected by The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. This latest installment of the prestigious Nebula Awards Showcase anthology series--which has been published annually since 1966--reprints winning and nominated works for the 56th Annual Nebula Awards as voted on by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA). Nebula Awards Showcase 56 features an introduction by former two-term SFWA President and Nebula-winning author Cat Rambo, as well as stories and excerpts by this year's Nebula Award winners (P. Djèlí Clark, Greg Kasavin, T. Kingfisher, Sarah Pinsker, Martha Wells, John Wiswell), and finalists.
Is Nebula Awards Showcase 56 appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
An anthology of award-winning science fiction and fantasy short fiction with varied content across stories—some may contain moderate violence or mature themes typical of adult SFF.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language.
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Who'll love this
Teens who love inventive science fiction and fantasy will find cutting-edge stories from top genre writers.